Study on the mechanism of metformin promoting brain protection via AMPK autophagy signal pathway
	    		
		   		
		   			
		   		
	    	
    	 
    	10.13699/j.cnki.1001-6821.2023.23.018
   		
        
        	
        		- VernacularTitle:二甲双胍通过AMPK-自噬信号通路促进脑保护作用的研究
 
        	
        	
        	
        		- Author:
	        		
		        		
		        		
			        		Zhi-Fang QIN
			        		
			        		
			        		
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			        		Yan-Ze WANG
			        		
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			        		Bi-Hua CHEN
			        		
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			        		Man-Hong ZHOU
			        		
			        		
		        		
		        		
		        		
		        		
		        			
			        		
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			        			1. 贵州茅台医院心血管内科,贵州 仁怀 564500
			        		
		        		
	        		
        		 
        	
        	
        	
        	
        		- Keywords:
        			
	        			
	        				
	        				
			        		
				        		metformin;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		adenosine 5'-monophosphate kinase-activated protein;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		autophagy;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		cardiac arrest/cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		brain function protection
			        		
			        		
	        			
        			
        		
 
        	
            
            
            	- From:
	            		
	            			The Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
	            		
	            		 2023;39(23):3424-3428
	            	
            	
 
            
            
            	- CountryChina
 
            
            
            	- Language:Chinese
 
            
            
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		        	Abstract:
			       	
			       		
				        
				        	Objective To explore whether metformin preconditioning can protect brain injury after cardiac arrest/cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CA/CPR)and its possible mechanisms and signaling pathways.Methods Constructed a CA model by using electrical stimulation.Rats were randomly divided into the sham group(0.9%NaCl gavage daily for 14 days,without inducing CA),model group(CA model was induced after 0.9%NaCl gavage daily for 14 days),experimental group(CA model was induced after 200 mg·kg-1 Met+0.9%NaCl gavage daily for 14 days),Cc group[200 mg·kg-1 Met+0.9%NaCl gavage daily for 14 days,adenosine 5'-monophosphate kinase-activated protein(AMPK)inhibitor Compoud C(Cc)was injected intraperitoneally at 1 hour before modeling],chloroquine(CQ)group(daily 200 mg·kg-1 Met+0.9%NaCl gavage for 14 days,intraperitoneal injection of autophagy inhibitor CQ at 1 hour before modeling)and AICAR group(continuous daily 200 mg·kg-1 Met+0.9%NaCl gavage for 14 days,intraperitoneal injection of AMPK agonist AICAR at 1 hour before modeling).The 7-day survival rate after CA/CPR via using survival curves was recorded;the neurological function 7-days after CA/CPR was scored by using the neurological disability scale;the protein malondialdehyde(MDA)level were measured using the Coomassie Brilliant Blue method;detection of reactive oxygen species(ROS)levels in brain tissue by using ROS fluorescent probe DHE;Western blotting was used to determine the expression levels of related proteins such as AMPK,p-AMPK,microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 Ⅰ(LC3 Ⅰ),LC3 Ⅱ,and p62 in brain tissue.Results The 7-day survival rates of sham,model,experimental,Cc,CQ and AICAR groups rats were 100%,40%,70%,40%,40%and 65%,respectively;the 7-day neurological function scores were 78.35±1.65,46.50±4.41,67.93±4.64,49.50±3.53,52.00±2.83 and 68.33±1.53,respectively;the ROS levels were(417.60±8.37),(748.60±36.05),(575.80±10.73),(713.80±18.85),(668.20±9.58)and(566.00±24.48)U·mg-1,respectively;the MDA levels were(4.38±0.33),(8.06±0.76),(5.50±0.48),(7.18±0.29),(6.82±0.31)and(5.20±0.34)nmol·mg-1,respectively;the brain tissue p-AMPK/AMPK were 0.74±0.04,0.87±0.01,1.61±0.01,0.55±0.05,1.09±0.09 and 1.27±0.07,respectively;the p62 values were 0.42±0.02,0.86±0.05,0.61±0.04,0.98±0.04 and 0.78±0.03,respectively;the LC3 Ⅱ/LC3 1 were 0.29±0.32,0.37±0.26,0.96±0.78,0.58±0.26,0.43±0.03 and 1.40±0.10,respectively.Compared with the model group,the differences of above indexes in the experimental group,AICAR group were statistically significant(all P<0.05);compared with the experimental group,the differences of above indexes in the Cc group,CQ group were statistically significant(all P<0.05).Conclusion Metformin preconditioning can play a protective role in brain injury after cardiac arrest/cardiopulmonary resuscitationin in rats by activating the AMPK signaling pathway,regulating mitochondrial energy metabolism and promoting autophagy.